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Global production and trade $170 $160 $180 $190 $200 $210 $220 $230 $240 $250 $260 $270 J F M A M J J A S O N D $120 $130 $140 $150 $160 $170 $180 J F M A M J J A S O N D 100-year history: U.S. cattle & calves inventory & beef produced 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s ( thousands of head) 1920: 70,400 1919: 6,756 2019: 94,760 2018: 26,873 30,000 60,000 90,000 120,000 150,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 (in millions of lbs) U.S. cattle & calves inventory Lbs of beef produced Herd expansion slows down to start 2019 Progressive Cattleman Editor David Cooper Cattle price indexes and spreads 2016-19 — Monthly cattle on feed, corn price and feeder calf prices 2018 2019 2017 Cattle on feed* (thousands of head) Corn price (per bushel) Feeder calf prices (weighted dollars per CWT) $3.00 $3.25 $3.50 $3.75 $4.00 10,000 10,500 11,000 11,500 12,000 12,500 JFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONDJFM 2016 100 115 130 145 160 175 Source: USDA Livestock Grain & Market News 2019 Source: USDA NASS 2019 *Feedlots with capacity over 1,000 head CME feeder cattle index Weekly Choice cutout Market prices and indexes 2019 beef statistics Beef production for selected countries Veal/beef production rank Country Volume (in thousands of metric tons) Percent change from 2017 Percent of world beef production Beef cattle rank Beef cattle (1,000 head) Percent change from 2018 Beef/veal exported rank Beef/veal exported (1,000 metric tons) Percent change from 2017 Beef cattle slaughtered rank Beef cattle slaughtered (1,000 head) Percent change from 2017 2018 2019* 2018 2018 1 United States 12,253 +1.5% 19.7% 3 94,760 +0.5% 4 1,476 +3.0% 4 34,161 +1.4% 2 Brazil 9,900 +3.0% 15.9% 2 238,158 +0.5% 1 2,210 +5.7% 2 40,790 +2.9% 3 European Union 8,030 -2.6% 12.9% 5 87,508 -1.5% 9 360 +2.5% 5 26,800 -2.6% 4 China 6,440 +2.1% 10.4% 4 90,000 -0.4% 20 15 -13.3% 1 48,000 +2.5% 5 India 4,300 +0.9% 6.9% 1 306,400 +0.5% 2 1,700 +8.5% 3 39,300 +0.8% 6 Argentina 3,050 -0.8% 4.9% 6 53,815 +0.2% 6 580 +12.4% 6 13,400 NC 7 Australia 2,306 -4.6% 3.7% 7 26,000 -0.7% 3 1,575 -5.5% 7 7,900 -2.1% 8 Mexico 1,980 +2.5% 3.2% 9 16,699 +0.7% 11 340 +8.8% 9 6,250 +1.1% 9 Pakistan 1,800 +1.1% 2.9% NA NA NA 14 60 NC NA NA NA 10 Turkey 1,400 NC 2.3% 10 15,150 +4.5% 31 2 NC 10 4,800 +2.1% 11 Russia 1,336 +0.4% 2.1% 8 18,434 -0.8% 21 15 +6.7% 8 6,470 -0.5% 12 Canada 1,260 +0.8% 2.0% 12 11,450 -1.1% 7 525 +4.4% 12 3,490 +0.5% 13 South Africa 1,033 +1.6% 1.7% NA NA NA 16 35 -45.7% NA NA NA 14 Colombia 773 +0.9% 1.2% NA NA NA 18 25 NC NA NA NA 15 New Zealand 670 -1.8% 1.1% 13 10,233 +0.9% 5 590 -7.3% 11 4,175 -4.5% 16 Paraguay 575 -1.7% 0.9% NA NA NA 10 355 -2.8% NA NA NA Total of selected countries 57,106 + 1.2% 968,607 + 0.1% 9,863 + 9.2% 233,557 + 0.8% Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service *Data available for 2019 market year which in some cases may differ from calendar year data. Source: Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics Jerome, ID — (800) 320-1424 or (208) 324-7513 Irvine, CA — (949) 253-4191 or (877) 532-4376 Delta, CO — (970)-623-3219 Mountain Grove, MO — (417) 926-3596 Comprises 40 additional countries 19.7% United States 34.2% Other 15.9% Brazil 10.4% China 12.9% European Union 6.9% India Percentage of world beef production Former Soviet Union 12 $1,404 +31% South Asia 13 $309 -51% Middle East 7 $135,852 +3% East Asia 1 $5,400,423 +22% 6 $33,651 +59% Europe 5 $230,818 -9% 7 $25,759 +36% Canada 3 $745,327 -6% 2 $1,473,424 +16% Mexico 2 $1,058,376 +8% 3 $1,090,659 +7% Caribbean 6 $168,429 +6% Central America 9 $80,042 +11% 5 $271,907 +14% South America 8 $126,196 +10% 4 $492,368 -1% Southeast Asia 4 $274,616 +30% 9 $89 NA Legend 2018 Value of beef products purchased from the U.S. (in thousands of dollars) 2018 Value of beef products sold to the U.S. (in thousands of dollars) Canada 3 $745,327 -6% 2 $1,473,424 +16% Percent change from 2017 Region rank Oceania 11 $6,411 -29% 1 $2,246,477 +2% Africa 10 $90,204 -4% 8 $147 +1,370% Rank Country 2018 Beef and variety meat (in metric tons) Percent change from 2017 Rank 2018 Beef and variety meat value (in thousands of dollars) Percent change from 2017 1 Japan 330,217 +7% 1 $2,077,004 +10% 2 South Korea 239,676 +30% 2 $1,746,542 +43% 3 Mexico 239,110 NC 3 $1,058,375 +8% 4 Hong Kong 122,832 -6% 4 $965,737 +9% 5 Canada 114,039 -2% 5 $745,326 -6% 6 Egypt 61,851 -13% 10 $65,951 -9% 7 Taiwan 59,694 +33% 6 $550,368 +34% 8 Philippines 17,941 +39% 8 $87,006 +42% 9 Indonesia 14,086 +2% 12 $62,171 +16% 10 South Africa 13,796 +20% 24 $13,801 +33% 11 Vietnam 12,501 +24% 9 $81,957 +36% 12 Chile 11,172 -10% 11 $64,490 -2% 13 Netherlands 10,949 -14% 7 $125,355 -11% 14 Peru 7,844 +2% 19 $24,759 +12% 15 China 7,297 +142% 13 $60,772 +96% 16 Dominican Republic 6,828 +7% 15 $58,283 +10% 17 Jamaica 6,629 +33% 22 $20,803 +25% 18 Colombia 6,178 +21% 23 $20,118 +26% 19 Guatemala 5,794 +9% 17 $35,536 +10% 20 United Arab Emirates 5,730 -1% 14 $60,472 -2% Total all countries 1,352,917 +7% $8,332,208 +15% Source: 2019 USDA, U.S. Meat Export Federation (*) denotes a country that is a summarization of its component countries. Editor’s note: A list graphic for top nations that export beef, showing rank for beef & veal exports, total value in 2018, and % change from 2017. A secondary ranking can be used for the export leaders of beef variety meats with accommodating ranking. Rank Country 2018 Beef and veal imported (in metric tons) Percent change from 2017 Rank 2018 Beef and veal imported (in thousands of dollars) Percent change from 2017 1 Canada 277,472 +7% 1 $1,473,424 +15% 2 Australia(*) 224,440 -3% 2 $1,311,035 -1% 3 Mexico 191,220 -9% 3 $1,090,659 +7% 4 New Zealand(*) 189,674 +3% 4 $935,442 +6% 5 Nicaragua 52,995 +18% 6 $231,281 +15% 6 Uruguay 36,148 -5% 7 $216,100 -3% 7 Brazil 34,546 -5% 5 $276,005 +2% 8 Costa Rica 7,889 -3% 9 $32,773 -6% 9 Netherlands 1,275 +44% 10 $15,183 +48% 10 Japan 1,042 +203% 8 $33,651 +59% Total all countries 1,020,229 NC $5,634,479 +7% Source: 2019 Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics (*) denotes a country that is a summarization of its component countries. Editor’s note: A list graphic for top nations that export beef, showing rank for beef & veal exports, total value in 2018, and % change from 2017. A secondary ranking can be used for the export leaders of beef variety meats with accommodating ranking. 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 2004 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2017 Export value Export volume 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Volume (in thousand metric tons) Value (in billions $) Thousand metric tons 2018 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2017 2015 2014 Japan Mexico Korea Canada China/Hong Kong 0 100 200 300 400 Source: 2018 USDA, U.S. Meat Export Federation Source: 2018 USDA, U.S. Meat Export Federation Source: 2018 USDA GATS Top 20 countries buying U.S. beef products (exports) Top 10 countries shipping beef products to the U.S. (imports) Volume (in thousands of metric tons) Exports Imports 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2018 2017 2016 2005 2008 2006 U.S. beef and veal annual trade U.S. beef exports to select markets U.S. beef exports volume and value Source: USDA NASS 2019 5-area weekly weighted average Select steer price $90 $100 $110 $120 $130 $140 $150 $160 $170 $180 J F M A M J J A S O N D 2018 2019 5-yr avg The U.S. beef cow herd continued another year of expansion on Jan. 1, 2019, as the total jumped 43,000 head, or 1%, to 31.7 million head; while the U.S. cattle and calf inventory also jumped 360,000 head. The expansion, however, shows signs of a slowdown heading into a fifth year of inventory growth, as January’s inventory for feedlots with more than 1,000 head climbed to 11.7 million head, the highest level in seven years. Emblematic of that continuing expansion has been the growing beef cow herd in the Central Plains. Texas’s expansion over the past five years showed a 745,000-head increase, or 19.1%, to 4.7 million beef cows. Oklahoma went up 23% in beef cows to 2.15 million head, followed by Missouri going up 239,000 head to 2 million beef cows in that same five- year span. Production in the U.S. saw a fourth consecutive year of growth, keeping it well above any other global competitors, with 12.2 million metric tons produced. The closest competitor to the U.S., Brazil, logged in with 9.9 million metric tons. Those two countries produce 19.7% and 15.9% of the world’s beef, respectively. Corn prices made a swing upward in 2018, and feeder calf prices made another push upward in the fall after a fairly steady line in the early part of the year. U.S. operations The 2017 Ag Census that concluded in December 2017 was released this year, and as expected, operations in the U.S. saw a 3.3% drop from five years ago, tallying 882,692 cattle operations nationwide. Consolidation took a toll on the smaller operations, as the 1-to-99-head segment went down 5% from the 2012 count. Those cattle were absorbed heavily by larger operations, especially those with more than 5,000 head. That segment, which represents just 0.1% of the total industry, increased 13% from five years ago. Operations with 100 to 499 head also saw a sizeable increase of 5.2% since 2012. Global trade U.S. beef kept its steady growth moving forward in global exports, as the U.S. hit new high marks for both value and volume in 2018. Once again, East Asian nations were sparking the bulk of the popularity, as Japan spent $2 billion on U.S. beef, followed by South Korea in second with $1.7 billion, Hong Kong was third in value with $965.7 million, and Taiwan in sixth, spending $550.3 million. For the second consecutive year, Canada topped Australia as the top partner sending beef to the U.S., as our northern neighbor sent 277,472 metric tons worth $1.47 billion in export value – an increase of 15% in value growth. As trade disputes flared up, Mexico’s value of purchased beef from the U.S. remained the same, and the U.S. imported 9% less from Mexico than in 2017. Oklahoma South Korea Canada Oklahoma showed continuing resurgence in its rebuilding stage from the 2011 drought, as it grew 23% from 2014 to 2019 in its beef cow herd. Exports to South Korea boomed in 2018, with 30% more volume in beef and variety meat, and 43% more value, for a total of $1.7 billion in value sent. 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8 Mexico 1,980 +2.5% 3.2% 9 16,699 +0.7% 11 340 +8.8% 9 6,250 +1.1%

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10 Turkey 1,400 NC 2.3% 10 15,150 +4.5% 31 2 NC 10 4,800 +2.1%

11 Russia 1,336 +0.4% 2.1% 8 18,434 -0.8% 21 15 +6.7% 8 6,470 -0.5%

12 Canada 1,260 +0.8% 2.0% 12 11,450 -1.1% 7 525 +4.4% 12 3,490 +0.5%

13 South Africa 1,033 +1.6% 1.7% NA NA NA 16 35 -45.7% NA NA NA

14 Colombia 773 +0.9% 1.2% NA NA NA 18 25 NC NA NA NA

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Total of selected countries 57,106 + 1.2% 968,607 + 0.1% 9,863 + 9.2% 233,557 + 0.8%

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Source: Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics

Jerome, ID — (800) 320-1424 or (208) 324-7513 Irvine, CA — (949) 253-4191 or (877) 532-4376

Delta, CO — (970)-623-3219 Mountain Grove, MO — (417) 926-3596

Comprises 40 additional countries

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3 Mexico 239,110 NC 3 $1,058,375 +8%

4 Hong Kong 122,832 -6% 4 $965,737 +9%

5 Canada 114,039 -2% 5 $745,326 -6%

6 Egypt 61,851 -13% 10 $65,951 -9%

7 Taiwan 59,694 +33% 6 $550,368 +34%

8 Philippines 17,941 +39% 8 $87,006 +42%

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11 Vietnam 12,501 +24% 9 $81,957 +36%

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13 Netherlands 10,949 -14% 7 $125,355 -11%

14 Peru 7,844 +2% 19 $24,759 +12%

15 China 7,297 +142% 13 $60,772 +96%

16 Dominican Republic 6,828 +7% 15 $58,283 +10%

17 Jamaica 6,629 +33% 22 $20,803 +25%

18 Colombia 6,178 +21% 23 $20,118 +26%

19 Guatemala 5,794 +9% 17 $35,536 +10%

20 United Arab Emirates 5,730 -1% 14 $60,472 -2%

Total all countries 1,352,917 +7% $8,332,208 +15%Source: 2019 USDA, U.S. Meat Export Federation (*) denotes a country that is a summarization of its component countries.Editor’s note: A list graphic for top nations that export beef, showing rank for beef & veal exports, total value in 2018, and % change from 2017. A secondary ranking can be used for the export leaders of beef variety meats with accommodating ranking.

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3 Mexico 191,220 -9% 3 $1,090,659 +7%

4 New Zealand(*) 189,674 +3% 4 $935,442 +6%

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7 Brazil 34,546 -5% 5 $276,005 +2%

8 Costa Rica 7,889 -3% 9 $32,773 -6%

9 Netherlands 1,275 +44% 10 $15,183 +48%

10 Japan 1,042 +203% 8 $33,651 +59%

Total all countries 1,020,229 NC $5,634,479 +7%

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The U.S. beef cow herd continued another year of expansion on Jan. 1, 2019, as the total jumped 43,000 head, or 1%, to 31.7 million head; while the U.S. cattle and calf inventory also jumped 360,000 head.

The expansion, however, shows signs of a slowdown heading into a fifth year of inventory growth, as January’s inventory for feedlots with more than 1,000 head climbed to 11.7 million head, the highest level in seven years.

Emblematic of that continuing expansion has been the growing beef cow herd in the Central Plains. Texas’s expansion over the past five years showed a 745,000-head increase, or 19.1%, to 4.7 million beef cows. Oklahoma went up 23% in beef cows to 2.15 million head, followed by Missouri going up 239,000 head to 2 million beef cows in that same five-year span.

Production in the U.S. saw a fourth consecutive year of growth, keeping it well above any other global competitors, with 12.2 million metric tons produced. The closest competitor to the U.S., Brazil, logged in with

9.9 million metric tons. Those two countries produce 19.7% and 15.9% of the world’s beef, respectively.

Corn prices made a swing upward in 2018, and feeder calf prices made another push upward in the fall after a fairly steady line in the early part of the year.

U.S. operationsThe 2017 Ag Census that

concluded in December 2017 was released this year, and as expected, operations in the U.S. saw a 3.3% drop from five years ago, tallying 882,692 cattle operations nationwide.

Consolidation took a toll on the

smaller operations, as the 1-to-99-head segment went down 5% from the 2012 count. Those cattle were absorbed heavily by larger operations, especially those with more than 5,000 head. That segment, which represents just 0.1% of the total industry, increased 13% from five years ago. Operations with 100 to 499 head also saw a sizeable increase of 5.2% since 2012.

Global tradeU.S. beef kept its steady growth

moving forward in global exports, as the U.S. hit new high marks for both value and volume in 2018. Once again, East Asian nations were sparking the

bulk of the popularity, as Japan spent $2 billion on U.S. beef, followed by South Korea in second with $1.7 billion, Hong Kong was third in value with $965.7 million, and Taiwan in sixth, spending $550.3 million.

For the second consecutive year, Canada topped Australia as the top partner sending beef to the U.S., as our northern neighbor sent 277,472 metric tons worth $1.47 billion in export value – an increase of 15% in value growth. As trade disputes flared up, Mexico’s value of purchased beef from the U.S. remained the same, and the U.S. imported 9% less from Mexico than in 2017.

Oklahoma South Korea CanadaOklahoma showed continuing resurgence in its rebuilding stage from the 2011 drought, as it grew 23% from 2014 to 2019 in its beef cow herd.

Exports to South Korea boomed in 2018, with 30% more volume in beef and variety meat, and 43% more value, for a total of $1.7 billion in value sent.

Canada made a significant jump for the second straight year, outpacing the world in exports to the U.S. Imports to the U.S. jumped 16% in 2018.

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459 -3.0%

35 800 26 13,449

NA NA 33 59

35 357 36 $234,660

Source: USDA 2019 statistics *USDA Census 2017

State ranking- cattle/calves inventory

Cattle/calves inventory(in thousands)

State ranking-cattle/calves operations*

Percentage increase/decrease in beef cows in 2018

State ranking-cash receipts

State ranking- cattle on feed

State ranking-beef cows

State ranking- cattle & calf sales

Cattle on feed (in thousands)

Beef cows(in thousands)

Cattle & calf sales(in thousands of head)

Cattle/calves operations*

Average operation size(# of head)

Cash receipts(in thousands)

State ranking-average operation size(# of head)

State County 2018 head2018 Rank

2017 head 2017 Rank

Change(annual)

NE Cherry 150,000 1 150,000 1 NC

NE Holt 96,000 2 97,000 2 -1.0%

NE Custer 95,000 3 96,000 3 -1.0%

MT Beaverhead 80,000 4 80,000 5 NC

FL Okeechobee 79,000 5 81,000 4 -2.5%

SD Meade 79,000 5 73,000 6 +8.2%

OK Osage 70,000 7 67,000 9 +4.5%

OR Malheur 70,000 7 71,000 7 -1.4%

FL Highlands 68,000 9 70,000 8 -2.9%

T X Gonzales 68,000 9 66,000 11 +3.0%

T X Lavaca 67,000 11 66,000 11 +1.5%

MT Fergus 66,000 12 65,000 13 +1.5%

OR Harney 66,000 12 67,000 9 -1.5%

ND Morton 63,000 14 61,000 17 +3.3%

SD Perkins 63,000 14 59,000 19 +6.8%

AR Benton 62,000 16 61,000 14 +1.6%

OK Craig 61,000 17 60,000 18 +1.7%

FL Osceola 60,000 18 61,000 14 -1.6%

FL Polk 60,000 18 61,000 14 -1.6%

CO Weld 59,000 20 59,000 19 NC

MO Lawrence 56,000 21 53,000 24 +5.7%

T X De Witt 56,000 21 55,000 21 +1.8%

T X Brazoria 55,000 23 54,000 21 +1.9%

MT Phillips 54,000 24 53,000 24 +1.9%

MT Powder River 54,000 24 53,000 24 +1.9%

OK Caddo 54,000 24 53,000 24 +1.9%

W Y Carbon 54,000 24 54,000 23 NC

AR Washington 53,000 28 52,000 32 +1.9%

MT Garfield 53,000 28 53,000 24 NC

MT Carter 53,000 28 53,000 24 NC

T X Leon 53,000 28 52,000 32 +1.9%

W Y Campbell 53,000 28 53,000 24 NC

W Y Fremont 53,000 28 53,000 24 NC

T X Fayette 52,000 34 50,000 36 +4.0%

MO Polk 51,000 35 49,000 38 +4.1%

MT Rosebud 51,000 35 51,000 34 NC

NE Sheridan 51,000 35 51,000 34 NC

NE Knox 50,000 38 49,500 37 +1.0%

MT Big Horn 49,500 39 49,000 38 +1.0%

OK Bryan 49,000 40 48,500 40 +1.0%

OK Leflore 49,000 40 48,000 41 +2.1%

ND Grant 48,500 42 47,000 42 +3.2%

ID Owyhee 48,000 43 46,500 45 +3.2%

MO Barry 48,000 43 45,500 47 +5.5%

T X Houston 48,000 43 47,000 42 +2.1%

OK Pittsburg 47,500 46 46,500 45 +2.2%

SD Harding 47,500 46 44,000 52 +8.0%

MT Madison 47,000 48 47,000 42 NC

ND Dunn 46,500 49 45,000 48 +3.3%

SD Dewey 46,500 49 43,000 59 +8.1%

Source: USDA NASS 2018 * USDA county data for 2019 was delayed due to the government shutdown.

Top 10Rank in Growth

StateChange of

Head2019 2014

Percent Change

1 Texas +745,000 4,655,000 3,910,000 +19.1%

2 Oklahoma +405,000 2,150,000 1,745,000 +23.2%

3 Missouri +239,000 2,059,000 1,820,000 +13.1%

4 South Dakota +193,000 1,818,000 1,625,000 +11.9%

5 Nebraska +164,000 1,941,000 1,777,000 +9.2%

6 Kansas +115,000 1,529,000 1,414,000 +8.1%

7 Colorado +87,000 797,000 710,000 +12.3%

8 New Mexico +83,000 480,000 397,000 +20.9%

9 Iowa +75,000 950,000 875,000 +8.6%

10 Arkansas +73,000 935,000 862,000 +8.5%

Bottom 5Rank in Growth

StateChange of

Head2019 2014

Percent Change

46 Georgia -1,000 499,000 500,000 -0.2%

47 New York -5,000 100,000 105,000 -4.8%

48 Virginia -6,000 631,000 637,000 -0.9%

49 Michigan -11,000 108,000 119,000 -9.2%

50 Montana -28,000 1,448,000 1,476,000 -1.9%Nor thWest

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5-year beef cow herd expansion

32 Washington230 -2.1%

28 1,180 31 11,311

14 230 20 104

27 510 18 $748,635

19 Oregon545 +1.7%

23 1,320 24 13,880

20 90 23 95

22 655 20 $701,269

17 California650 -3.0%

5 5,150 25 13,694

6 535 1 376

6 2,408 7 $3,189,177

31 Nevada242 +1.7%

37 470 42 1,621

30 4 4 290

37 317 34 $326,304

20 Idaho506 -0.8%

11 2,500 33 10,076

11 295 5 248

13 1,318 12 $1,725,717

7 Montana1,448 -3.3%

11 2,500 30 11,400

24 40 8 219

10 1,521.5 13 $1,365,683

15 Wyoming714 NC

25 1,300 38 5,762

22 65 7 226

16 925.5 15 $942,966

28 Utah340 +0.6%

34 810 35 8,026

25 23 22 101

34 381 29 $449,991

34 Arizona215 +7.5%

31 1,020 37 7,057

10 300 12 145

21 697.5 17 $848,149

22 New Mexico480 -0.6%

20 1,480 32 10,880

NA NA 13 136

17 916.5 16 $919,04146 Alaska

6.8 +11.5%

48 16 50 118

NA NA 13 136

49 3.1 49 $3,576

40 Hawaii75.5 +0.7%

42 142 45 1,218

NA NA 16 117

42 57.3 42 $45,781

1 Texas4,655 +3.0%

1 13,000 1 152,882

2 2,750 25 85

2 5,815 2 $8,624,064

2 Oklahoma2,150 +3.0%

4 5,300 3 52,048

9 330 21 102

4 2,592 6 $3,308,434

6 Kansas1,529 +1.7%

3 6,350 7 26,740

3 2,430 6 237

3 5,258 3 $8,285,905

3 Missouri2,059 -1.3%

6 4,250 2 53,497

18 100 26 79

9 2,008 9 $2,170,559

11 Arkansas935 +1.2%

17 1,780 8 25,372

NA NA 29 70

18 840 28 $480,348

24 Louisiana459 -3.0%

35 800 26 13,449

NA NA 33 59

35 357 36 $234,660

23 Mississippi477 -4.8%

32 900 21 15,980

NA NA 36 56

33 385 37 $215,709

16 Alabama705 -1.3%

25 1,300 12 22,046

NA NA 33 59

23 631 26 $523,645

12 Florida914 +3.2%

18 1,680 14 21,469

NA NA 27 78

20 743.5 27 $507,755

21 Georgia499 +2.9%

30 1,070 18 17,387

NA NA 32 62

29 465 33 $335,319

12 Tennessee914 +0.4%

16 1,800 5 37,288

NA NA 41 48

19 836 25 $548,804

8 Kentucky1,017 -1.5%

14 2,130 4 38,657

27 16 37 55

15 946 19 $738,867

37 South Carolina186 +6.9%

39 345 36 7,868

NA NA 42 44

39 154 39 $125,693

27 North Carolina367 -0.8%

35 800 17 18,413

NA NA 44 43

36 335 35 $247,857

47 Connecticut4.5 -10.0%

44 47 46 1,158

NA NA 45 41

44 19.1 44 $17,255

50 Rhode Island1.4 -12.5%

50 4.7 49 214

NA NA 50 22

50 2.1 50 $902

49 Delaware2 -20.0%

49 15 48 301

NA NA 40 50

48 7.8 47 $7,497

41 Maryland50 +8.7%

41 197 39 3,322

29 9 33 59

41 66.9 40 $68,955

35 Indiana209 +0.5%

33 880 19 17,014

17 100 38 52

32 411 31 $353,897

29 Ohio307 +3.7%

24 1,310 10 25,224

16 150 38 52

28 475 23 $575,463

25 Illinois415 +4.5%

27 1,200 20 16,269

13 250 28 74

30 433 21 $595,677

10 Iowa950 NC

8 3,950 9 25,367

4 1,320 11 156

5 2,573 4 $4,074,878

4 Nebraska1,941 +1.6%

2 6,800 16 20,430

1 2,750 2 333

1 6,464 1 $10,583,711

5 South Dakota1,818 +3.8%

7 4,050 23 13,928

7 425 3 291

7 2,384 8 $2,726,006

9 North Dakota985 +2.2%

15 1,830 34 8,777

23 59 9 208

14 1,015 14 $1,028,871

26 Minnesota370 +1.4%

13 2,320 15 20,969

8 410 18 111

11 1,492.5 10 $2,063,652

30 Wisconsin290 +1.8%

9 3,450 6 27,777

12 280 15 124

12 1,435.8 11 $1,752,726

38 Michigan108 +5.9%

29 1,150 28 12,221

15 150 24 94

31 421 24 $553,716

36 West Virginia198 -2.5%

38 390 29 11,774

31 4 47 33

38 191.5 38 $173,634

44 New Jersey9.5 +5.6%

47 30 44 1,246

NA NA 49 24

47 8.8 48 $5,804

42 Vermont14 -6.7%

40 255 40 2,317

NA NA 19 110

40 97.5 41 $65,525

48 New Hampshire4 -11.1%

46 33 47 903

NA NA 46 37

46 13.6 45 $9,696

43 Maine11 +10.0%

43 78 41 1,756

NA NA 42 44

43 29.8 43 $20,514

33 Pennsylvania225 +4.7%

19 1,600 11 22,729

19 100 29 70

25 594.1 22 $586,422

39 New York100 -4.8%

21 1,450 27 12,796

26 22 17 113

26 547.8 32 $344,279

45 Massachusetts7 +7.7%

45 37 43 1,267

NA NA 48 29

45 15.6 46 $9,482

18 Virginia631 -0.3%

22 1,440 13 21,880

28 15 31 66

24 607 30 $412,529

14 Colorado797 -1.8%

10 2,850 22 14,914

5 1,050 10 191

8 2,338 5 $3,460,198

United States31,766 +1.0%

94,760 +0.5% 882,692* -3.3%

14,302 +1.6% 107*

52,719.8 +2.5% $67,105,197 +0.3%

West RegionCattle/calves

Cattle/calves # of head 19,258,000 Calf crop 7,830,000 Cattle on feed 2,632,000 Cattle sales 11,131,900 Beef cows 5,769,300 Cattle/calves operations 99,077 1-99 head (operations) 77,505 100-499 head (operations) 15,053 500+ head (operations) 6,519

North RegionCattle/calves

Cattle/calves # of head 31,076,700 Calf crop 11,233,700 Cattle on feed 6,029,000 Cattle sales 18,698,900 Beef cows 8,019,400 Cattle/calves operations 247,759 1-99 head (operations) 186,178 100-499 head (operations) 49,741 500+ head (operations) 11,840

South Central RegionCattle/calves

Cattle/calves # of head 26,130,000 Calf crop 8,910,000 Cattle on feed 5,510,000 Cattle sales 14,581,500 Beef cows 8,814,000 Cattle/calves operations 242,550 1-99 head (operations) 204,086 100-499 head (operations) 31,876 500+ head (operations) 6,588

Southeast RegionCattle/calves

Cattle/calves # of head 18,295,000 Calf crop 8,429,000 Cattle on feed 131,000 Cattle sales 8,307,500 Beef cows 9,163,000 Cattle/calves operations 293,306 1-99 head (operations) 249,866 100-499 head (operations) 39,735 500+ head (operations) 3,705

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U.S. cattleoperations

1 - 99 head | 717,635 | 81.3% -5.0%

100 - 499 head | 136,405 | 15.5% +5.2%

1,000 - 4,999 | 9,748 | 1.1% +3.8%

500 - 999 head | 17,634 | 2.0% +1.1%

U.S. cattle operations

5,000+ | 1,270 | 0.1% +13.0%

Inventory at operations by size

Total: 882,692 -3.3%

Total: 93,648,041 +3.3%

10 14 18 22 26 30

1 - 99 head | 18,084,287 | 19.3% -2.8%

100 - 499 head | 27,698,790 | 29.6% +5.3%

500 - 999 head | 12,036,890 | 12.9% +1.3%

1,000 - 4,999 | 17,974,875 | 19.2% +4.6%

5,000+ | 17,853,199 | 19.1% +11.4%

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U.S. cattle operations by segment

U.S. cattle inventory and operations by size

4 of every 5 operations are cow-calf/seedstock producers

Total operations | 882,6922017

Cow-calf/Seedstock | 729,046 | 82.6%

Feedlot | 25,776 | 2.9%

Dairy | 54,599 | 6.2%

Stocker/grower | 73,271 | 8.3%

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